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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 3472045, member: 78244&quot;]Okay, so what I looked for was major metal movement in well-lit areas on both sets of pictures:</p><p><br /></p><p>On the obverse, the rims tell the most-telling story. They are not the same coin. There are major hits above ST in TRUST on the certified example that are not on the raw example. In addition, there is a hit above the W in WE on the raw example that is not on the certified example. There is a similar story with the rim over ERTY. This excludes the theory that the coin was pictured in “pristine” shape and then beat up before sending it off. There are similar major marks in the hair, but their positions are clearly different.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]923566[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]923567[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse, on the other hand, leaves me puzzled. While I found marks that are clearly different (red), I found some that are similar (green). But then again, a major mark over the center of the gap between the two right pillars disappeared between raw and certified.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]923568[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]923569[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]923570[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no idea what happened, but given the evidence I am concluding that they are two different coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The owner could be overly disappointed with the grade received and took pics of a different coin to claim that it was the one lost. He could have also sent in a different coin that the one pictured with the plan of making a stink about it later. Both of these are far more likely scanarios than PCGS stealing the coin and switching it with another.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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